May 2020 Arkansas PBS Magazine
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"Nature: Spy In The Wild 2" premiered Wednesday, April 29, and continues through May 20, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. See the back cover for air dates and times. magazine May 2020 Arkansas magazine May 2020 Dear Friend, We continue to offer additional educational Arkansas PBS Executive Director resources as we navigate these unique times, Courtney Pledger Magazine Staff Arkansas PBS was including an Arkansas PBS LearningMedia Editor-in-Chief established more than resource page, available at ideas.myarkansaspbs. Courtney Pledger Creative & Editorial Director 50 years ago as an org, to aid parents and kids in kids’ at-home Sara Willis essential educational learning. Our “Schoolhouse Daily” email Editorial Panel Julie Thomas resource for Arkansans newsletter, offering tips and activities for those Copy Editors statewide. Today, more with kids home from school, is available for Tiffany Head, Katie Culpepper, Catherine Mays than ever, we are proud open sign up at myarkansaspbs.org/engage. Arkansas PBS Commission to serve Arkansas Chair Skip Holland, Fayetteville students, teachers and families by fulfilling a In addition to our work educating students, we Vice Chair critical need during an unprecedented time. are emphasizing the need to keep all Arkansans John Brown, Siloam Springs Secretary/Treasurer informed during this time through live daily West Doss, Fayetteville As the magnitude of the current health crisis updates from Gov. Asa Hutchinson and in- Commissioners Dr. Kathryn Jones, Bentonville became clear, we pivoted quickly to offer a depth local public affairs programs. We have Woody Freeman, Jonesboro response plan to leverage PBS’s programming continued our commitment to bring you the most Annette Herrington, Little Rock for children – the most valued and trusted in trusted in public affairs from the national and Arkansas PBS Foundation Board Chair America – to keep students learning from home. international perspectives, as well as entertaining Dr. S. Lynne Rich, Conway and enlightening programs that educate and Vice Chair Mike Rohrer, Conway In a matter of days, with our longtime partners at the inspire. I highly recommend streaming the current Secretary/Treasurer Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Ken Burns’ offerings, including “Baseball” and Jonathan Rhodes, Cherokee Village Board Members Elementary and Secondary Education, we launched “The Roosevelts,” at watch.myarkansaspbs.org. Courtney Pledger, Little Rock “Arkansas AMI” to broadcast weekdays on our Dr. Linda Beene, Conway Annette Herrington, Little Rock main channel from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., filling a vital I am extremely proud of our Arkansas PBS staff, Dr. Calvin Johnson, Pine Bluff role in supporting continued learning for Arkansas all of whom have worked long hours to provide Philip Kaplan, Little Rock Scott Pace, Little Rock students during mandatory school closures. innovative solutions during this ongoing crisis. We Larry Ross, Sherwood remain a vital service to the state and are dedicated Ronnie Williams, Menifee The streamlined, curriculum-based programming to bringing you daily and essential resources for the state’s pre-K through 8th grade students and programming that you know and trust. Mission To enrich and empower all Arkan- featured five compelling Arkansas Teachers of sans with compelling and relevant the Year as hosts of the teaching segments on Please take extra care during these days. We thank multiplatform programming and statewide services that educate, each AMI day. Not only were these learning you for your continued support of Arkansas PBS. inform, engage and inspire, opportunities available on air, but we also through innovative and efficient made the educational blocks accessible on Sincerely, use of public and private resources. demand through the PBS Video app, via our Vision We serve as an essential partner for new downloadable Engage Arkansas PBS all Arkansans and an indispensable app and via both a local livestream and online Courtney Pledger resource for educators and learners. We create and share media and archive at myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami. Arkansas PBS Executive Director educational services highlight- ing history, science, art, culture and public affairs. We bring to light the local people, stories and experiences that make Arkansas The Arkansas PBS Foundation Memorial gifts are placed in the Arkansas PBS a remarkable place to live. Foundation Endowment, which exists to help cover gratefully acknowledges the cost increases for purchasing national programs, Questions and comments are following gifts recently received to help fund local program production, and to encouraged. Reach Arkansas PBS at: (800)662-2386, (501)682-2386, in memory of Arkansas PBS help fund expansion of new program and service [email protected], supporters and friends: opportunities, while safeguarding against any info@ myarkansaspbs.org – Learn potential decrease in operating funds. The Arkansas more at: myarkansaspbs.org PBS Foundation appreciates the confidence these Programming originates at the R. In Memory of Tom Smith gifts represent in the future of public television Lee Reaves Center for Educational Donna Smith in Arkansas. For more information, contact the Telecommunications at Donaghey Avenue Arkansas PBS Foundation at 1-800-662-2386. and Sesame Street, Conway, AR 3 "H2O: The Molecule That Made Us" pre- miered Wednesday, April 22 and contin- ues Wednesdays through May 6, at 8 p.m. Discover how water underpins every aspect of our existence. Find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on this precious resource. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us: Pulse How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in! Airs 4/22/2020 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us: Civilizations Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations. Airs 4/29/2020 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us: Crisis How is Earth’s changing water cycle – and water for profit -- forcing changes across the globe? Airs 5/6/2020 If you missed an episode, you can visit pbs.org/video to catch up. Stronger Together STRONGER Now more than ever, we thank you for your support. Because of you, Arkansas PBS is here today and will be stronger tomorrow. We all will persevere. We can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done and continue to do. Coming out of these difficult days, we will all be stronger than ever. If you have questions or concerns, always feel free to call or email. Together we will continue making a difference. You can reach Karen Cooper During these times of at 800-662-2386 or change and uncertainty, legacygifts@myarkansaspbs. we want you to know org or you can visit legacy. how much we appreciate myarkansaspbsfoundation.org your choosing to be a member of the Arkansas PBS family. Thanks to you, Arkansas PBS can continue to bring news, information, and a variety of outstanding programs to viewers online and on TV. The names and images shown here are representative of typical donors and may or may not be actual donors to the organization. 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Janis Joplin, Helen Reddy, Loretta Lynn, Janis Ian, Gloria Gaynor, Dolly Parton, Joan Jett,Hailed during its British broadcast as “splendid” Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Melissa Etheridge, Annie Lennox and others. (The Telegraph) and “a feast for the eyes” (The Times), "Beecham House" showcases the culture, grandeur, and unbridled ambition of one of the greatest civilizations Sunday, May 1, through Saturday, May on7 Earth at the end of the 18th century. Visit Morning 5:30 a.m. 6 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 7 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m.myarkansaspbsfoundation.org/passport8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to learn11 a.m. AR more about how you can begin streaming today. PBS-1 AR PBS-2 Create AR Saturday, May 2 May Saturday, PBS-4 WORLD Midday 11:30 a.m. Noon 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. AR PBS-1 AR PBS-2 Create AR Saturday, May 2 May Saturday, PBS-4 WORLD "Primetime Linda5:30 Ronstadt: p.m. 6 p.m. Live in6:30 Hollywood p.m. 7 p.m. " 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10 p.m. 10:30 p.m. 11 p.m. AirsAR Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m. PBS-1 On April 24, 1980, at Television Center Studios in Hollywood, Linda RonstadtAR recorded a concert for an acclaimed special that was consid- eredPBS-2 by many fans to be a high point in her career. The concert, which featuredCreate electrifying performances of many of her greatest songs, cap- tured America’s most popular female rock singer at the peak of her reign. Sunday, May 26 May Sunday, AR PBS-4 OnWORLD stage, Ronstadt held the packed audience spellbound with powerful